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Junzaburō Ban

Acting Born Jan 10, 1908 Died Oct 26, 1981 Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan 214 credits
214
Total Credits
1932–1982
51 Years Career Span
7
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Junzaburō Ban, whose stage name is written 伴淳三郎, was a Japanese male comedian and actor. He was born in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, with his birthday recorded as January 10; TMDB lists the year as 1908, while a TMDB biography cites 1910. He died on October 26, 1981, at the age of 73 according to the 1908 birth year. His birth name was Hirosada Suzuki (鈴木寛定). Throughout his career he accumulated 232 credited appearances, and he is primarily known for his work in acting. The database categorizes him under the “Known For” field as Acting.

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Career

Career overview

Junzaburō Ban was a Japanese comedian and actor. He is known for his work in the acting field. Ban's acting credits include numerous roles in various productions. The exact nature and extent of his acting work are not specified in available information.

Junzaburō Ban's acting career spanned a significant period of time. He appeared in a substantial number of productions, with a total of 232 credits to his name. This indicates a prolific career, with a high volume of acting work. However, the specific details of his performances, including the titles of the productions and the roles he played, are not provided.

Junzaburō Ban's career as an actor was marked by his extensive involvement in the entertainment industry. His longevity in the field, spanning several decades, is a testament to his dedication and talent. Despite the lack of specific details about his acting work, it is clear that Junzaburō Ban made a significant contribution to the world of Japanese entertainment.

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Known for

Film

Proof of the Man

1977
Film

Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler

1972
Film

Dodes'ka-den

as Yukichi Shima
Film

A Fugitive from the Past

as Yumisaka
Film

The Sun's Burial

as Yotsematsu

A Sucessora

as Yûkichi Momozawa
Film

The Unbalanced Wheel

1957

Frequent co-stars

Maki Kawamura 2 shared titles
Chie Kobayashi 2 shared titles
Kunie Tanaka 2 shared titles
Meiko Kaji 1 shared title
Sonny Chiba 1 shared title
Yukie Kagawa 1 shared title
Tamayo Mitsukawa 1 shared title
Shingo Yamashiro 1 shared title
Tōru Yuri 1 shared title
Hideo Murota 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Old Bear Hunter
Himawari no UtaEijanaikaSabu to Ichi Dorimono HikaeSabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 2Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories
The Detective Journey
Queen BeeThe PhoenixShagGhost Coast
IchibanboshiProof of the ManThe Love and Adventures of Kuroki TaroCrocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal
Hobo GeneralThe Three Ginza Rascals
Doterai Man
Terauchi Kantarō IkkaIt's a Psychic, Everybody Gather!!
The Black Battlefront KidnappersFlower and Dragon
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
KaoyakuDelinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to ConfessThe Gambling NunLove and DeathLive and Learn
Dodes'ka-denI Want to SleepA Lively GeishaThe Final GambleGet Your Sky, Young Guy
Sky Scraper!Konto 55: Grand Outer Space AdventureTopsy-Turvy JourneyRising Dragon: Soft Skin GamblerA Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
Secret Turkish BathBlue in IsezakiA Comedy in Front of the Station: FortuneShowa Genroku Shameless FestivalThe Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
Song of LoveCampus in Front of a Train StationYanagase BluesA Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the StationParole
A Comedy in Front of the Station: MangaTenamonya Tôkaidô3 Raccoon DogsA Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten
A Fugitive from the PastThe Last JudgmentA Comedy in Front of the Station: UniversityMy WifeA Smell of Money
Money Is Most ImportantMr. Giant's Victory FlagHot Spring GhostA Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady
A Naughty AngelNonsense BoysEscape from HellFor Love and MoneyJolly Barbers
Drunkard's Paradise假名手本忠臣蔵A Roaring TradeGet Married, MotherMama, I Need You!
Onna no hashiIncidental MurdersLove and the Shop CurtainSnow in the South SeasShin nitōhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki
The Sun's BurialSamurai DesperadoesThe Three MagiciansEdo no kaoyakuPfc. Story - Behind the Enemy Lines
Farewell to SpringNitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no makiPineapple ButaiThe Hidden TreasureDenshichi Torimonocho: Silver Snake Spell
Dai Abare TokaidoYokuUkiyo buroFirefly LightMakeraremasen katsumadewa
The Unbalanced WheelA Tale of Dung and Urine続二等兵物語　決戦体制の巻Denshichi Torimonocho: The Curse of the Silver SnakeSeizoroi momoiro goten
Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an ActressThe Three Musketeers ReuniteThe Bride and the Treasure続二等兵物語　南方孤島の巻花笠太鼓
Cheers to the Jazz GirlThe Further Adventures of GentaEvery Wife Cannot Stand Still大江戸出世双六Private Second Class
Road to HawaiiQuick Change Tanuki Palace東京シンデレラ娘浮かれ狐千本櫻This Love Costs 50 Million Yen
珍説忠臣蔵Nonsense - Fireball Boy ThiefTokyo ProfileGreat Edo Song FestivalBravo! Five Men
Big Hit Pachinko GirlNonsense Detective Story: The Phantom WomanCoward at Ganryu IslandBikkuri SanjuushiPrincess Hibari's First Dream Journey

Full Filmography

214 titles
  • The Old Bear Hunter (1982) as Police Officer
  • Himawari no Uta (1981)
  • Eijanaika (1981) as Toramatsu
  • Sabu to Ichi Dorimono Hikae (1981)
  • Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories 2 (1981)
  • Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories (1981)
  • There Was a War When I Was a Child (1981)
  • Graffiti Youth: Sneaker Blues (1981)
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  • The Detective Journey (1980)
  • Queen Bee (1978) as Police Yamamoto
  • The Phoenix (1978) as Exorcist
  • Shag (1978)
  • Ghost Coast (1978) as Tatsumi
  • Ichibanboshi (1977) as 父・英三郎
  • Proof of the Man (1977)
  • The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)
  • Crocodile, Parrot and Fur Seal (1977) as Undertaker
  • Hobo General (1976)
  • The Three Ginza Rascals (1976)
  • Doterai Man (1975)
  • Terauchi Kantarō Ikka (1974)
  • It's a Psychic, Everybody Gather!! (1974)
  • The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973) as Chôtarô Funaki
  • Flower and Dragon (1973)
  • Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler (1972)
  • Kaoyaku (1971) as Akamatsu
  • Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess (1971) as Muraki, car shop owner
  • The Gambling Nun (1971)
  • Love and Death (1971)
  • Live and Learn (1971) as Officer Sakashita
  • やるぞみておれ為五郎 (1971)
  • The Awakening (1971)
  • Follow the Girls (1971)
  • Snow Country Elegy (1971)
  • Dodes'ka-den (1970) as Yukichi Shima
  • I Want to Sleep (1970)
  • A Lively Geisha (1970)
  • The Final Gamble (1970)
  • Get Your Sky, Young Guy (1970)
  • Modern Sorority (1970)
  • Kigeki: Ohi Kaenasutte! (1970)
  • Woman Boss (1970)
  • Sky Scraper! (1969)
  • Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure (1969) as Bluebeard
  • Topsy-Turvy Journey (1969)
  • Rising Dragon: Soft Skin Gambler (1969)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier (1969)
  • Yosakoi Journey (1969)
  • The Street Car Game (1969)
  • Konto 55: Grandson of a Ninja (1969)
  • Your Favourite (1969)
  • 喜劇 深夜族 (1969) as 重盛平三
  • Gokudô Petenshi (1969)
  • 新・与太郎戦記 (1969)
  • Big, Big Fellow (1969) as Tatsuyoshi Harada
  • Secret Turkish Bath (1968)
  • Blue in Isezaki (1968) as Ôkura
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Fortune (1968) as Banno Magosaku
  • Showa Genroku Shameless Festival (1968)
  • The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (1968)
  • School for Thieves (1968) as Det. Fukuda
  • Even If Life Withers (1968) as Nonagase Kumayoshi
  • Night Guy (1968)
  • How to Make a Big Hit (1968)
  • The Woman Gambler's Revenge (1968)
  • Angel's Lover (1968)
  • Rainbow Over the Pacific (1968)
  • The Mayor's Secret (1968)
  • 喜劇・大安旅行 (1968)
  • 大安旅行 (1968)
  • Song of Love (1967) as Senzô Kamei
  • Campus in Front of a Train Station (1967) as 伴野孫作
  • Yanagase Blues (1967) as Sukeroku Sasagawa
  • A Hundred-Years' Comedy in Front of the Station (1967)
  • Parole (1967) as Detective Maeda
  • 若社長レインボー作戦 (1967)
  • The Rickshaw Man’s Son (1967)
  • The Domain: White Blade (1967)
  • A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance (1967)
  • Seishun Tarō (1967)
  • Flower Cards Chivalry (1967)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga (1966) as Banno Magosaku
  • Tenamonya Tôkaidô (1966)
  • 3 Raccoon Dogs (1966) as Jiihei Murasaki
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Benten (1966)
  • A Fugitive from the Past (1965) as Yumisaka
  • The Last Judgment (1965)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: University (1965) as Banno Magosaku
  • My Wife (1965)
  • A Smell of Money (1965)
  • Money Is Most Important (1964)
  • Mr. Giant's Victory Flag (1964)
  • Hot Spring Ghost (1964)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Landlady (1964)
  • A Naughty Angel (1963)
  • Nonsense Boys (1963) as Kamezo Ikeda
  • Escape from Hell (1963) as Chojiro
  • For Love and Money (1963)
  • Jolly Barbers (1963) as Danbara Kinsaku
  • Uogashi no senpū musume (1963)
  • Kawachi fudoki oiro ke hanjō-ki (1963)
  • Fifty-Fifty (1963)
  • Hoshikuzu no Machi (1963)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Teapot (1963)
  • Drunkard's Paradise (1962)
  • 假名手本忠臣蔵 (1962)
  • A Roaring Trade (1962)
  • Get Married, Mother (1962) as Senzō Sakuma
  • Mama, I Need You! (1962)
  • A Country Boss (1962) as Jugoro Okawa
  • Nippon no obaachan (1962)
  • Ottamage ningyo monogatari (1962)
  • Pachinko (1962)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Onsen (1962)
  • Shin kitsune to tanuki (1962)
  • Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama (1962)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Chinese Restaurant (1962) as Go
  • Gakusei geisha koi to kenka (1962)
  • Kyūjin ryokō (1962)
  • Onna no hashi (1961)
  • Incidental Murders (1961) as Monzaburo
  • Love and the Shop Curtain (1961)
  • Snow in the South Seas (1961)
  • Shin nitōhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki (1961)
  • Hikkoshi yatsure (1961)
  • 兵六大臣行状記 漁色のこよみ (1961)
  • An Urban Affair (1961) as Magosaku Gonda
  • Osaka Tough (1961)
  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox (1961) as Magosaku
  • Furimuita hanayome (1961) as Kametarô Mita
  • The Sun's Burial (1960) as Yotsematsu
  • Samurai Desperadoes (1960)
  • The Three Magicians (1960)
  • Edo no kaoyaku (1960)
  • Pfc. Story - Behind the Enemy Lines (1960)
  • Farewell to Spring (1959) as Yûkichi Momozawa
  • Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki (1959) as Genkichi Furuyama
  • Pineapple Butai (1959) as Uncle Masagoro
  • The Hidden Treasure (1959)
  • Denshichi Torimonocho: Silver Snake Spell (1959)
  • Pfc. Story - The Divine Tempest (1959) as Genzo Furumaki
  • Dai Abare Tokaido (1958)
  • Yoku (1958)
  • Ukiyo buro (1958) as Yohei
  • Firefly Light (1958) as Isuke
  • Makeraremasen katsumadewa (1958)
  • Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki (1958) as Private second class Furuyama
  • The Hotelman's Holiday (1958) as Takasawa
  • Botchan (1958) as Principal Tanuki
  • Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki (1958)
  • Denshichi Torimonocho: Mad Skullwoman (1958)
  • The Beloved Imposters (1958)
  • The Unbalanced Wheel (1957)
  • A Tale of Dung and Urine (1957) as Hikotarô Komori
  • 続二等兵物語　決戦体制の巻 (1957)
  • Denshichi Torimonocho: The Curse of the Silver Snake (1957)
  • Seizoroi momoiro goten (1957)
  • A Matter of Valour (1957)
  • Utau yajikita kogane dōchū (1957)
  • The Detective Denshichi Case Files: The Beautiful Bat (1957)
  • Shochiku Festival: All-Star Lineup – Studio Express / The Birth of an Actress (1956)
  • The Three Musketeers Reunite (1956)
  • The Bride and the Treasure (1956) as 獅子ッ鼻の竹
  • 続二等兵物語　南方孤島の巻 (1956)
  • 花笠太鼓 (1956) as 牢名主宗右衛門
  • Denshichi Torimonocho: Female Fox Palanquin (1956) as 獅子っ鼻の竹
  • Story of Second Class Private, Sequel (1956)
  • Cheers to the Jazz Girl (1955) as Taniman
  • The Further Adventures of Genta (1955)
  • Every Wife Cannot Stand Still (1955) as President Ichimura
  • 大江戸出世双六 (1955) as 大久保彦左衛門
  • Private Second Class (1955)
  • Denshichi Torimonocho: Vampire Spider (1955) as 獅子っ鼻の竹
  • 八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 (1955) as 長六
  • お役者小僧 江戸千両幟 (1955) as 戸田竹庵
  • Road to Hawaii (1954) as Handa
  • Quick Change Tanuki Palace (1954) as Romanov
  • 東京シンデレラ娘 (1954)
  • 浮かれ狐千本櫻 (1954) as Sato Tadanobu / Kitsune Tadanobu
  • This Love Costs 50 Million Yen (1954)
  • Unique Sword Technique for Revenge (1954)
  • お役者変化 (1954) as えび六
  • Denshichi Torimonocho: The Case of the Golden Goddess (1954)
  • Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin (1954) as 獅子ッ鼻の竹
  • Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble (1954) as 獅子鼻の竹
  • 珍説忠臣蔵 (1953) as Kira Kozukenosuke
  • Nonsense - Fireball Boy Thief (1953)
  • Tokyo Profile (1953) as Fortuneteller
  • Great Edo Song Festival (1953)
  • Bravo! Five Men (1953)
  • Six Men Mustered in Great Edo (1953)
  • 名探偵アジャパー氏 (1953)
  • Big Hit Pachinko Girl (1952)
  • Nonsense Detective Story: The Phantom Woman (1952)
  • Coward at Ganryu Island (1952)
  • Bikkuri Sanjuushi (1952)
  • Princess Hibari's First Dream Journey (1952)
  • Dimple of Tokyo (1952)
  • Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers! (1952)
  • 娘十八びっくり天国 (1952)
  • New Journey of Yaji and Kita (1952)
  • Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1 (1952)
  • Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2 (1952)
  • 花吹雪男祭り　 (1952)
  • 大当り黄金狂時代　 (1952)
  • Journey to the West 2: The Great Rampage of Son Goku (1952)
  • Nodo jiman sanbagarasu (1951)
  • Blue Sky Angel (1950)
  • A Color Print of Edo (1939)
  • The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen (1938)
  • Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan (1937)
  • The Greatest Man in the World (1932)
  • The Foster Mother
  • Noren to hanayome as Jôbei

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Junzaburō Ban best known for?

Junzaburō Ban is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Proof of the Man (1977), Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler (1972), Dodes'ka-den (1970), A Fugitive from the Past (1965).

When and where was Junzaburō Ban born?

Junzaburō Ban was born on January 10, 1908 in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan. They passed away on October 26, 1981.

How many credits does Junzaburō Ban have?

Junzaburō Ban has accumulated over 214 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1932 to 1982.

What is Junzaburō Ban's background in cinema and television?

Junzaburō Ban, whose stage name is written 伴淳三郎, was a Japanese male comedian and actor. He was born in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, with his birthday recorded as January 10; TMDB lists the year as 1908, while a TMDB biography cites 1910. He died on October 26, 1981, at the age of 73 according to the 1908 birth year. His...

Junzaburō Ban by the numbers

214credits
210films
4TV series
1932–1982active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (214) Born on January 10 In memoriam 1981

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